3/22/21 - Meridian Twp grass fire, 2266 Knob Hill Dr

The Meridian Twp Fire Department was dispatched to a small grass fire across the parking lot from 2266 Knob Hill Dr at 2:00 PM on Monday, March 22, 2021. As units started responding a large plume of black smoke was immediately visible and command requested mutual aid for a grass rig from NIESA. The small fire was driven by the wind into an area of swamp grass which burned furiously next to passing traffic on busy Okemos Rd. Using preconnect hoselines from Engine 93 and Indian Pumps, Meridian firefighters had the fire under control when units from NIESA arrived to assist. The grass rigs were used to complete extinguishment of the grass, then personnel worked to put out smoldering trees and fallen wood that had also caught fire.